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- The Union Cabinet has recently approved to extend the term of Fifteenth Finance Commission to______________
A) 30 November 2019
B) 31 December 2019
C) 30 October 2019
D) 31 January 2020
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Option A
Explanation: Amendment in the Terms of Reference of Fifteenth Finance Commission and extension of the term up to 30th November, 2019. Earlier it was 30th October 2019. (Fifteenth Finance Commission Head- N.K. Singh)
- World Day for International Justice is observed on___________
A) July 14
B) July 15
C) July 16
D) July 17
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Option D
Explanation: The World Day for International Justice, also known as Day of International Criminal Justice or International Justice Day, is celebrated throughout the world on July 17.
- Which bank has launched the Artificial Intelligence interactive assistant chatbot named “ABHi”?
A) Axis Bank
B) Andhra Bank
C) Allahabad Bank
D) State Bank of India
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Option B
Explanation: Andhra Bank has launched an Artificial Intelligence interactive assistant chatbot named “ABHi.” Using the chatbot that is available on the official website of Andhra Bank i.e
www.andhrabank.in, its customer can get access to instant information 24×7, anytime they want.
- Supreme Court has formed __________ member committee to suggest measures of controlling extinction of Great Indian Bustard and the Lesser Florican.
A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 4
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Option A
Explanation: The Supreme Court of India has constituted a three member high powered committee to urgently frame and implement an emergency response plan for the protection of two Indian birds species namely Great Indian Bustard and the Lesser Florican that are facing extinction at an alarming rate.
- Who has been elected as the next President of European Commission?
A) Christine Lagarde
B) Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
C) Ursula von der Leyen
D) Andrea Nahles
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Option C
Explanation: The European Parliament has elected German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen as the first women President of the European Commission on July 16, 2019. The 60-year-old Leyen will assume charge on 1 November 2019 and succeed Jean-Claude Juncker.
- Which country has expanded its Go Global programme to India to help improve skills among Indian startups?
A) France
B) United Kingdom
C) United States
D) Germany
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Option B
Explanation: The UK government has expanded its Go Global initiative to India with the aim of giving Indian Startups the most innovative and cutting-edge start-ups the skills they need to grow their business. Go Global programme is an innovation scheme supporting start-ups to work with UK expertise to take their firms to the next level.
- What is the rank of India’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani in the latest Bloomberg Billionaire index?
A) 13th
B) 9th
C) 11th
D) 15th
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Option A
Explanation: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman and India’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani has been ranked as world’s 13th wealthiest person in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He has a net worth of $51.8 billion. The Bloomberg Billionaire index features 18 Indians.
- The educational app JEE Ready has been launched by which company?
A) Paytm
B) Amazon
C) Flipkart
D) Microsoft
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Option B
Explanation: Global e-commerce giant Amazon is entering into the edtech space with the launch of its first edtech app in India called JEE Ready, a preparation app for IIT JEE.
- Bhavna Tokekar has recently won 4 gold medals for India in the Open Asian Powerlifting Championships. She hails from which city?
A) Chandigarh
B) New Delhi
C) Pune
D) Guwahati
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Option C
Explanation: Pune based 47-year-old Bhavna Tokekar has won 4 gold medals for India at the Open Asian Powerlifting Championships of AWPC/ WPC at Chelyabinsk, Russia.
- What is the interest rate applicable on General Provident Fund (GPF) for the Quarter July- Sept 2019?
A) 8.0%
B) 7.6%
C) 8.1%
D) 7.9%
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Option D
Explanation: Central Government has reduced the interest rate on General Provident Fund (GPF) by 10 basis points to 7.9% for the Quarter July- Sept 2019.
- Pernell Whitaker, who died recently was a legendary ________
A) Boxer
B) Footballer
C) Cricketer
D) F1 Racer
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Option A
Explanation: The greatest lightweight boxers of all time, Pernell Whitaker, passed away after he was hit by a vehicle in Virginia Beach. He was 55. He was nicknamed as “Sweet Pea” by fans.
- Who has topped the latest list of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index?
A) Mark Zuckerberg
B) Jeff Bezos
C) Warren Buffett
D) Bill Gates
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Option B
Explanation: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has topped the index as world’s richest person with a total net worth of USD 125 billion.
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